“The CDC has a collection of evidence-based tests which we perform for the individuals, things like how you walk, how you get up and down from a chair, how your balance is standing on one leg,” Prost said. “All these things collectively tell us if you have a risk for falling.”

Using the tests, specialists like Prost decide whether or not the participants should talk about their risks with a doctor.

“Once we find that out, then we make a recommendation, give that piece of paper to the person to take to their physician the next visit,” he said.